DE3570752D1 - Capacitive pressure sensor with low parasitic capacitance - Google Patents

Capacitive pressure sensor with low parasitic capacitance

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DE3570752D1
DE3570752D1 DE8585630028T DE3570752T DE3570752D1 DE 3570752 D1 DE3570752 D1 DE 3570752D1 DE 8585630028 T DE8585630028 T DE 8585630028T DE 3570752 T DE3570752 T DE 3570752T DE 3570752 D1 DE3570752 D1 DE 3570752D1
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pressure sensor
parasitic capacitance
capacitive pressure
low parasitic
low
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Charles D Beristain
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Breed Automotive Technology Inc
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United Technologies Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01G—CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES OR LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G5/00—Capacitors in which the capacitance is varied by mechanical means, e.g. by turning a shaft; Processes of their manufacture
    • H01G5/16—Capacitors in which the capacitance is varied by mechanical means, e.g. by turning a shaft; Processes of their manufacture using variation of distance between electrodes
    • H01G5/18—Capacitors in which the capacitance is varied by mechanical means, e.g. by turning a shaft; Processes of their manufacture using variation of distance between electrodes due to change in inclination, e.g. by flexing, by spiral wrapping
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0041—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms
    • G01L9/0072—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in capacitance
    • G01L9/0073—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in capacitance using a semiconductive diaphragm
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/43—Electric condenser making
    • Y10T29/435—Solid dielectric type
DE8585630028T 1984-03-12 1985-02-28 Capacitive pressure sensor with low parasitic capacitance Expired DE3570752D1 (en)

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US06/588,584 US4530029A (en) 1984-03-12 1984-03-12 Capacitive pressure sensor with low parasitic capacitance

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EP0156757A2 (en) 1985-10-02

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Owner name: BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC., LAKELAND, FLA.,

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Free format text: HENKEL, FEILER & HAENZEL, 81675 MUENCHEN

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee